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G. A. RINGLER.

TOY. APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 25, 1911.

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APPLIUATION FILED un 25, 1911,

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.-

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GEORGE A. RINGLER, OF LANCASTER, NEBRASKA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 25, 1911.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 629,451.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. RiNoLna, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in mechanical toys.

One object of the invention is to provide a mechanical toy representinga swinging ligure and a stationary figure adapted to be automaticallyoperated to push the swinging ligure.

Another object is to provide a toy of this character which will bestrong, durable and inexpensive in construction and have a sim pleoperating mechanism consisting of few parts which are not liable to getout of order.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In t-he accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of myimproved toy; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3is a vertical cross sectional view; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of t-hearms and operating devices of the stationary figure.

In the embodiment of the invention I provide a hollow base 1, the upperside of which forms a platform 2. Secured to the sides of the base 1near one end thereof are upwardly projecting standards 3. Revolublymounted between the upper ends of the standards 3 is a shaft l the endsof which engage suitable bearing apertures in the upper ends of thestandards as shown. On the shaft 4t is arranged a roller 5 to which areconnected the depending supporting rods 6 of a swing, connected at theirlower ends to a swing board 7. Connected to the lower ends of the rods 6and the adjacent portion of the swing board 7 are inclined or divergingpush rods 8 the upper ends of which are bent rearwardly at an angle andsecured to the rods 6, said angularly bent ends of the rods 8 forminghandles 9 which are gripped by the ligure 1() in the swing, said ligurebeing here shown in a standing position.

Itigidly secured to the opposite end of the platform Q from the swing isa second ligure 11, in a standing position and intended to push theswinging figure in a manner hereinafter described. The arms 1Q of theligure 11 are mounted on the outer ends of a rock shaft 13 mounted inthe upper portion of the body of the ligure whereby when said rock shaftis operated, the arms will be swung upwardly and forwardly thussimulating the movement of a persons arms when pushing a swing. The armsare bent at the elbows to the proper angle for engaging the push rods 8of the swing when the latter is swung toward the ligure 11. The parts ofthe arms 1Q representing the hands of the figure are so shaped as toreadily engage the rods 8 so that when the arms are swung upwardly andforwardly the hand portions will slide up the inclined rods 8 thuspushing' the swing back or away from the ligure 11 with sutlicient forceto cause the swing to return to a position wherein the rods 8 may againbe engaged by the upward movement of the arms which will again push theswing in the manner described. To the rock shaft 13 is secured a crankarm 14 which projects outwardly and works through a suitable opening inthe back of the figure 11 and connected atA its outer end by anoperating rod 15 to a suitable operating mechanism arranged in the base1.

The operating mechanism for actuating the arms of the ligure 11comprises a spring moto 130 which may be of any suitable constructionand is here shown as being provided with a winding shaft 111() which isrevolubly mounted in the sides of the base 1 and has one end projectinga suitable distance beyond one side of the base and squared to receive akey whereby the spring of the motor may be wound. Revolubly mounted inthe base 1 below the ligure 11 is an operating shaft 1G having fixedthereon a pinion 17 which is in operative engagement with one of thegears of the motor 13 whereby the power of the lnotor is applied to theshaft 1G for the purpose of operating the arms of the ligure 11. Formedin the shaft 16 is a crank 18 to which is connected the lower end of theoperating rod 15 whereby the motion of the shaft 16 is imparted to therock shaft 13 to operate the arms 12 of the figure 11 in the mannerdescribed.

The motor 130 is provided with an automatically operated escapementcomprising a longitudinally disposed bar 19 which 1s pivotally mountedon a shaft 20 in the base 1 and has one end projecting beneath the shaft16 as shown. In the end of the bar below the shaft 16 is arranged a stoppin 21 with which is adapted to be engaged an offset loop 22 formed inthe shaft 16 whereby when said loop is engaged with the stop pin theshaft will be locked or held against operation by the motor 13. In orderto release the shaft 16 to permit the same to operate the arms of thefigure 11 at the proper time for engaging the push rods of the swing, Iprovide a tripping mechanism comprising a trip rod 23 secured at itslower end to the opposite end of the bar 19 from the stop pin 21 andprojecting upwardly through the platform 2 to a position adjacent to onesideof the swing supporting roller 5. On the upper end of the rod 23 isformed a right angularly projecting linger 211 having on its outer end adepending hook 25. The finger 24 extends along one side of andlengthwise of the roller 5 and is adapted to be engaged by a crank pin26 secured to and projecting laterally from one side of the rollerwhereby when the latter is turned by the movement of the swing towardthe figure 1 1, said crank arm will engage the finger 24 and raise thetrip rod 23 thereby causing the latter to trip the bar 19 and thusdisengage the stop pin 21 from the offset or loop 22 in the; crank shaft16 whereby the latter and the motor 13 are released and the power of themotor applied to revolve the crank shaft at the proper time for swingingthe arms 12 of the ligure 11 upwardly and into engagement with theinclined push rods of the swing whereby the latter is swung back andforth in the manner described.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, lthe construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A mechanical toy comprising a swinging figure, a stationary figure,and means whereby said stationary figure is actuated to cause the sameto operate said swinging ligure. Y

2. A mechanical toy comprising a base, a swing arranged thereon, afigure arranged in said swing, a stationary figure, a motor arranged insaid base, means to connect the arms of said stationary figure with saidmotor whereby the hands on the ends of said arms are adapted to engageand push said swing, and means operated by the movement of the swing tocontrol the movement of the motor.

3. A mechanical toy comprising a base, a swing operatively mounted onsaid base, a stationary figure arranged on the base at a suitabledistance from the swing, a rock shaft mounted in the upper portion ofthe body of said figure, arms fixed on the outer ends of said shaft, acrank arm arranged on said shaft and projecting through the back of thefigure, a motor arranged in said base, a crank shaft, an operating'shaft driven by said motor, means to connect said shaft with the crankarm of the rock shaft in the body of said figure whereby said shaft isactuated to swing the arms of the ligure forwardly and upwardly thusengagingthe hands of the latterv with said swing to operate the same.

1. A mechanical toy comprising a hollow base, swing supporting standardssecured at their lower ends to said rods, a swing supporting rollerrevolubly mounted between the upper ends of said standards, a swingconnected to said roller, said swing comprising depending rods, a swingboard connected to the lower ends of said bars, inclined push rodssecured at their lower ends to said board and having their upper endsbent rearwardly at an angle and secured to the swing rods, saidangularly bent ends forming handles, a figure arranged on said swingboard and having its hands engaged with said handles, a stationaryligure arranged on the platform, said figure having movable arms, andmeans to actuate said arms whereby the hands thereof are brought intoengagement with the inclined push rods of the swing thereby operatingthe latter.

5. A mechanical toy of the character described comprising a hollow base,standards secured to said base, a swing supporting of said standards, aswing connected to said roller whereby the latter is turned when theswing is operated, a stationary figure arranged on the platform, saidfigure having movable arms adapted to be engaged with the swing wherebythe latter is operated, a motor arranged in said base, a crank shaftrevolubly mounted in said base and geared to said motor, an escapementarranged in saitl base, said escapement comprising a pivotally mountedbar, a stop pin in one end of said bar, an offset formed in said crankshaft and adapted to engage said pin whereby the shaft and the motor arelocked against moveroller revolubly mounted in the upper ends disengagedfrom the crank shaft thus releas- 10 ing the latter and the motor.

In testimony whereofl I have hereunto Set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witment, a trip rod connected at its lower end to one end ofsaid bar, a trip finger arranged 0n the upper end of said rod, and acrank pin arranged in said swing supporting roller whereby when thelatter is turned by the nesses.

movement of the swing toward the station- GEORGE A. RINGLER. ary ligure,said crank pin will engage the Vitnesses:

trip finger thereby operating said trip rod S. M. CARLIN,

and pivoted bar whereby the trip finger is RALPH NEIMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

